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Security blankets: Materialism and death anxiety lead to brand loyalty

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Materialistic people tend to form strong connections to particular product brands when their level of anxiety about death is high, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.





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Do experiences or material goods make us happier?

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Should I spend money on a vacation or a new computer? Will an experience or an object make me happier? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says it depends on different factors, including how materialistic you ...


It's about time: Consumers may be more likely to enjoy purchase when ads mention time

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Do consumers respond more positively to advertisements that mention time ("Miller Time") or money ("Perfection Has Its Price")? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research found that mentioning time makes consumers more ...


Author says challenging simple concepts can save planet

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (13) | comments 12

Author and democracy activist Frances Moore Lappé says we already know how to solve the pressing issues of our time, such as climate change and world hunger.


Achieving Fame, Wealth, and Beauty are Psychological Dead Ends, Study Says

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you think having loads of money, fetching looks, or the admiration of many will improve your life — think again. A new study by three University of Rochester researchers demonstrates that progress on these ...


Hope for patients with type 2 diabetes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American He ...


Interstitial macrophages: immune cells that prevent asthma

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The continual presence in the air of the microbe-derived molecule LPS promotes asthma in some individuals. What prevents inhalation of LPS from promoting asthma in most individuals is not well understood. However, researchers ...


New study shows brain's ability to reorganize

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Visually impaired people appear to be fearless, navigating busy sidewalks and crosswalks, safely finding their way using nothing more than a cane as a guide. The reason they can do this, researchers suggest, ...


Study examines challenges of diagnosing neurofibromatosis type 1-like syndrome

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An analysis of patients with a syndrome similar to the genetic disorder, neurofibromatosis type 1, indicates that diagnosis may be difficult because of shared clinical findings, such as certain pigmentary characteristics, ...


New neuroimaging analysis technique identifies impact of Alzheimer's disease gene in healthy brains

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brain imaging can offer a window into risk for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). A study conducted at the University of Kansas School of Medicine demonstrated that genetic risk is expressed in the brains of even ...


Charles Darwin: More than the origin

Charles Darwin: More than the origin

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Although Charles Darwin is most well-known for his book On the Origin of Species, in which he described the process of natural selection, he greatly contributed to many specific fields within biology. As ...



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